Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 17:07
Despite President William Ruto’s decision to dismiss nearly his entire cabinet following nationwide protests by young people, the anti-government demonstrations have evolved into demands for his resignation.
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 16:44
The island has been divided since Turkey's invasion, which was triggered by a coup by the Greek military junta that toppled the legitimate Cyprus government. A UN buffer zone has separated the two parts of the island ever since.
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 16:12
Cocoa production in Ghana is now reported to be half of the average seasonal output. The west-African nation is the world’s second largest producer of the crop and continued slump in its cocoa harvests have led the market price to escalate. More information with FRANCE 24's correspondent in Accra,...
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 16:05
In South Africa, at least two major banks have experienced service disruptions, following the cyber outage that has hit airports, banks and hospitals across the world. Customers complained that they weren’t able to make payments using their bank cards at grocery stores and gas stations or use ATMs...
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 15:57
Kenyan President William Ruto reinstated 11 ministers on Friday, in the embryo of an “enlarged government”, more than a week after sacking almost his entire cabinet. This new decision reflects his attempt to meet the demands of the youth protests in which at least 50 people dead. More information...
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 15:28
Overshadowed by fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dispute in the west between two ethnic groups has resulted in thousands of civilians killed and more than 550,000 displaced near the capital, Kinshasa.
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 15:00
Nigeria's consumer protection watchdog accused US tech giant Meta of abusing market dominance and sharing personal data without permission. Meta is the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 14:55
Sen. Shehu Buba, representing Bauchi South at the Senate has selected nothing less than 130 youth to be trained and empowered on crop and animal production as well as agric extension services in Bauchi state.
Mr Mohammed Dahiru, one of the Programme Coordinators, stated this during the...
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 14:28
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has learned with deep concern of a tragic incident in Buulo Mareer on 17 July 2024, involving the loss of two civilian […]
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 14:09
International organizations have called for his unconditional release, deeming the allegations unfounded. However, the government insists he will face justice in the coming days
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 14:00
On the heels of this year’s Nelson Mandela International Day, marked annually on 18 July, we are taking you back in time to an epic moment at the United Nations in the 1990s when the anti-apartheid hero and icon made a historic debut in the UN General Assembly Hall as the first democratically...
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:58
Paris — Airlines were gradually coming back online Saturday after global carriers, banks and financial institutions were thrown into turmoil by one of the biggest IT crashes in recent years, caused by an update to an antivirus program.
Passenger crowds had swelled at airports Friday to wait for...
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:45
“That is not good for the nation in terms of energy security and that is not good for markets in terms of monopoly,” Farouk Ahmed, head of the Nigerian Midstream […]
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:42
Africa’s entire rail network is today only slightly larger than France’s and Germany’s combined. In west Africa only one cross-border line is still working. Very few railways in Africa are […]
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:41
Officials have asked mining companies in Africa’s second-biggest copper producer to double their power-saving efforts to 40% of normal demand. Zesco Ltd., the state power utility, requested operators to increase curtailments […]
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:38
The company has been blocked from approval in seven countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, DR Congo, South Africa, and Senegal. But some bans have been reversed — particularly after […]
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:36
In 2023, African countries spent a total of $51.6 billion, accounting for 2.1% of the world total. Still, this figure was a huge jump of 22% from the previous year. […]
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:34
The “Running Store & Coffee” shop, established in 2022, is operated by the Lyon-founded company Distance Athletics, an independent running shop with stores in Lyon, Paris and Copenhagen. The Distance […]
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:33
The Labour Party manifesto said that “recognising the growing political and economic importance of African countries, we will deliver a new approach to the continent to foster opportunities for mutual […]
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Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 13:32
Businesses in Nigeria’s informal market, encompassing around 40 million small enterprises, contribute over half of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a recent 2024 Informal Economy Report, powered […]
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